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This kind of cup was first produced in Korea, in the beginning of the joseon dynasty.
white porcelain was considered especially used by the yangban households.
White porcelain was a very rare material that was used. If you had any object that had white porcelain, it showed that
you were wealthy.

Source: http://www.metmuseum.org

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